EGYPT: Al-Azhar blocks Egyptian MPs proposed check for divorced women

An Egyptian female MP has argued that wives at home should have a laws guaranteeing them a “safe future” in the event of divorce. IN

“Recognizing a divorced woman part of her husband’s salary and half of his wealth after his death. There are two proposals advanced by an Egyptian parliamentarian, Amina Nossair, professor of comparative law theory at al-Azhar University, thus re-opening the debate between Islamic scholars in Egypt on women’s rights and inheritance in Islam…” Click here for full text.